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Ofsted Inspector

Christopher Doherty

Active in published reports from Oct 2015 to Jun 2026.
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Inspections

31

As lead

0

0% of visits

Last 12 months

3

Remits

2

Schools & FE 29 · Other 2

Grades given vs. national, last 5 years

Schools & FE7 graded by Christopher
ChristopherNational
Outstanding29%10%+18
Good43%66%-23
Requires improvement14%19%-5
Inadequate14%5%+10

Small sample: fewer than 10 graded inspections, so differences mean little.

Inspections by year

Writing style

From 19 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.

Christopher Doherty's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 24% of inspectors).

more criticaltypicalwarmer
Tone vs peers
−6
Length
+3%
Next steps
3.0
per report
Hedged
9%
of sentences

Topics that come up most in their reports

Curriculum 100%Teaching & assessment 100%Leadership & governance 97%Behaviour 94%Progress & outcomes 71%Personal development 65%SEND & inclusion 55%Maths 42%

Area grades (report cards and judgements)

16 to 19 study programmes3
Achievement3
Attendance and behaviour3
Behaviour and attitudes13
Curriculum and teaching3
Inclusion3
Leadership and governance3
Leadership and management22
Outcomes9
Personal development13
Personal development and wellbeing3
Personal development, behaviour and welfare9
Post 16 provision1
Quality of education13
Teaching, learning and assessment9

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